Does GitHub Copilot (Business) train on your code?
GitHub (Microsoft) · Business · checked 2026-10-19
No training, and IDE prompts aren't kept. Chat on github.com/mobile/CLI is kept 28 days.
Trains on code
No
Default
Business/Enterprise data is not used for training; the training toggle isn't even shown for these licenses (protected under GitHub's Data Protection Agreement).
How to opt out
Nothing to do. Training is off by contract (DPA).
Retention
IDE chat & code completions: prompts and suggestions NOT retained. All other Copilot surfaces (github.com chat, mobile, CLI): prompts & suggestions retained 28 days. User engagement data: 2 years. Feedback: 'as long as needed'.
Telemetry
Yes: user engagement data is collected and kept for two years.
Disable telemetry
Not published (no user-facing opt-out documented on the pages checked).
Zero data retention
partial · IDE prompts/suggestions are not retained by default; other surfaces keep them 28 days. No formal ZDR program documented.
Offline / local model
no · Hosted service; no offline mode documented.
Self-hostable
no · SaaS only.
Score
61/100 · training 40/40 · retention 17/25 · offline 0/20 · telemetry 4/15
Classes: training No · retention ≤ 30 days · telemetry On, no off switch · offline no
Not published (not found in the vendor's official sources)
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